More Ideas for Making your own Texture Plates for the Gel Plate

Thanks so much for making my previous video such a popular video. I loved reading all your comments and suggestions and have been inspired to create this follow-on video with more great ideas for creating texture plates.
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[@HelenGoddenQuilts]

the corrugated cardboard is brilliant print. very graphic and modern.

[@TheCraftydevilSpeaks]

Seeing the Lego sheet gave me the idea to try dominos and checkers pieces. Think they will look really cool too! I also want to try braiding string or yarn and lining them up in strips to look like a cable knit sweater

[@DoloresJRush]

I was thinking you could have a sample book of all your pulled prints, such as these, so if you forget how something looked, you could view your little samples and be reminded.

[@Genie11000]

Different sizes of paperclips would be very interesting.

[@MossCottageMarket]

I love these ideas as well as the ones in your last video. Please keep these ideas coming as you gather them. They are not only cool backgrounds but they will save us lots on money. Thanks so much and blessings, Helen

[@Cuttlebuglover]

Fabulous texture plates and prints again. I once shocked my niece when I said the lace we were printing with were “leftover from my wedding dress” 😱 She thought I’d cut up my wedding dress... I meant we were using scraps leftover from MAKING my wedding dress 😂

[@janetvisochi-baum7572]

these were fun ideas and i have used them all - some other things i use are kitchen sink mats - Bed Bath & Beyond has one that looked like stones - i have also used Truck Wheels from Matchbook Cars - that design makes great borders - twine rolled up in circles or lines - and if you receive the little white "popcorns" they use in shipping boxes - i glued those to cardboard - also makes a fun design - thank you Teresa and be well

[@robinalcorn5140]

Rice makes a good texture. You can put it all over or put it in shapes, e.g., rice dots or stripes.

[@stephaniepaterson6340]

Wonderful! The outcome of the cardboard surprised me and it was my favourite. Please, please, please can you do a video on how to turn these into cards...I love playing and making backgrounds but then really struggle to make them into cards! Love your work....please keep it coming...Thank you

[@kathye2758]

As always, I loved the video & inspiration, so much so I just rewatched it. I just wanted to suggest a couple of other ways to attach fabric. You could use a fusible web made to iron appliqué shapes onto fabric to put onto the back of the lace & iron onto the cardboard, but I would recommend using baking paper or similar between your iron & the lace to prevent any chance of the melting fusible web sticking to your iron. This would suit lace that can be ironed, eg the broidery anglaise. The other method is a spray adhesive.

[@TrueLoveX1027]

Brilliant, fun, and so very helpful to use things that we already have lying about the house. Thanks so much Teresa! Off to watch part 1!

[@PZLoriginals]

Hi, if you draw on paper with charcoal or pastel-sticks, pres your drawing on to the gelplate and pull it with a neutral paint .

[@janieharner5136]

You are one clever lady….clever comments as well 🎉 thank you

[@vanmeertan]

just got a gel plate and learning so much from your video's!! looking forward to having so much fun!! thanks for sharing your talents!!

[@lisaleone2296]

I love the ideas from this and your other video. What you could do about the ceramic tile one is is get some sandpaper and sand down the words. OR use a baby wipe to remove the painted words from the plate after making the impression. I do worry sometimes that my homemade texture plates will damage the gel plate. The one where you crumpled the tinfoil... I did the same sort of impression but I used scrunched up paper napkins out of fear that the foil would be too sharp.

[@kristifounds7562]

Just finished watching both videos about making texture plates. Awesome ideas! My favs are the legos and the cardboard, but I'm sure I'll be experimenting with all of these wonderful ideas.

[@pjfoltz8810]

Using pasta- modgePodge has a spray that you could spray the pasta first. That would keep the moisture from paints from soaking in.

[@mjrewerts]

Love these ideas and will be making them ❤. I made four from your last video and can’t wait to use them. Thank you 😊

[@SugarAndCiderbyKatie]

I did mine the other night and they are awesome! I also did pennies and they turned out so awesome. I don't know if you have an equivalent in the UK but if you do, give it a try, too!

[@raeannoh]

Glad you shared more texture plate ideas. These are wonderful.